What a difference a year makes. Last year, when I was diagnosed with mds, my dear friends wanted to support me. And my friend, jo williams, came up with the bracelet. She selected the key words from there prayer, with my initials. Multicolors. Pink is for breast cancer. The multicolors is for mds. Spring cancer, rebirth, renewal. Just to family and friends. Then, I handed them out to you. And viewers were like, hey, we want to be a port of that. We teamed up with be the match. With all of the proceeds going to the bone morrow. All the proceeds going to be the match. Thank you. We wanted to take all of you on a trip right next door. One of our lovely neighbors to sephora. I'm going. We're going to go there. Sephora is doing something special in honor of you, robin. We have great neighbors here. Hey. Hi. How are you? So many of you sent your pictures wearing them at home. Our friends from "the chew," "dancing with the stars," supporting be the match. This way. This way. Let's take a look. Come on. Hey, everybody. Hi, everybody. How are you? What it is you're going to do, is before -- thank you very much. They're going to be able to sell these bracelets. 5, for five bracelets. I have five. I have a couple for the two of us. Here you go. Thank you very much. And it's wonderful that you are doing this, at the two locations here in times square. A great crowd. Oh. Joining us here. Thank you for this. Come on, everybody. Get in. Get in. Sephora, are providing free to you, the bracelets. This one in times square. And the other one -- by times square. 42nd STREET. The greater times square area. I want to thank you, and I want to thank everybody at home for making this so important. There are so many illnesses when you need a stem cell. Dozens of illnesses. This is going to everybody. It's going to help everybody. There you go. I can't tell you how many times, josh, I have given up my bracelet. Given up. And get it back. Thank you very much. And again, the two sephora locations. Be the match. Thank you all. We will be right back.

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